Cross Point Homeowners recreation area
Managed by Cross Pointe Homeowners Association
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Maidstone · Photo: Karlwhittington · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Owings
8% of Owings’ land is conserved: 209 acres
6 acres are parks and preserves, 2.4 per 1,000 residents. 46% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Owings, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns · #235 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
209 acres · of 3.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
6 ac
2.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
46%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.9 mi
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Owings have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Owings is ahead of 34% of U.S. towns, #235 of 261 in Maryland. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Owings’ overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical MD town 9% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MD 0.5 · U.S. 0.4CPark land2.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (6 acres) · MD 9 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home46% of residents within a half mile of a park · MD 87% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 34%
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Maryland towns of 2,500+ (261)Ahead of 10%
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Owings’ 8% is ahead of 47% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 14% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Owings. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
209 conserved acres
8% of Owings’ land. Who manages Owings’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County322 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government101 ac
Conservation Easement · 301 acForest Stewardship Easement · 112 acLocal Park · 5 acLocal Recreation Area · 5 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 204 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 22 of 47 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calvert County Local Park | County | 5 | Open |
| Hutchins Pond Local Recreation Area | County | 5 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Owings
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Fishing spots in Owings
Hutchins Pond
DirectionsBiking & sports
3.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.9 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
MaidstoneBuilding · listed 1971
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Owings: April to June and August
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 47 | 55 | 67 | 75 | 83 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 69 | 58 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.7 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Owings →
Next door
Owings and its neighbors
Owings has the most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owings | 8% | 0.1 | 2 | 46% | C |
| Friendship | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Owings
How much of Owings is conserved land?
8% of its land, against a typical 9% for a Maryland town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Owings’ trails?
Cross Point Homeowners recreation area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Owings?
3.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.9 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Owings?
10,415 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Owings or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Owings have?
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #235 of 261 in Maryland. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Owings neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →